The Hemorrhagic Coli Pilus (HCP) of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Is an Inducer of Proinflammatory Cytokine Secretion in Intestinal Epithelial Cells

BACKGROUND: Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7, the causative agent of hemorrhagic colitis and the hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), produces long bundles of type IV pili (TFP) called hemorrhagic coli pili (HCP). HCP are capable of mediating several phenomena associated with pathogenic...

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Autores principales: Ledesma, Maria A., Ochoa, Sara A., Cruz, Ariadnna, Rocha-Ramírez, Luz M., Mas-Oliva, Jaime, Eslava, Carlos A., Girón, Jorge A., Xicohtencatl-Cortes, Juan
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2920817/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20711431
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012127

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2920817/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20711431
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012127

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